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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Immigration Law for Texas on
Q: If I have a family manager that lives in Mexico but is a U.S citizen but lost her original birth certificate

Does not have birth certificate but has a copy of it, but she does have most of the other U.S document, would he or she be able to come into the U.S

Juan Antonio Lozada
Juan Antonio Lozada
answered on Jul 19, 2017

When crossing the border back and forth between the US and Mexico, she’ll need to have a valid passport or other acceptable identification handy. When entering the United States, U.S. citizens are required to show passport, U.S. passport card, Trusted Traveler Program card (NEXUS, SENTRI, Global... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Immigration Law for Texas on
Q: If I am applying for citizenship and I put down that my son was not living with me and that i pay child support

But now he is going to live with me and i will no longer pay child support. Will they think I was lying about my son before and think twice about giving me my citizenship?

Juan Antonio Lozada
Juan Antonio Lozada
answered on Jul 17, 2017

I don't think that this is going to be a problem, changes like this are not uncommon, you simply need to explain the change at the interview. You can also amend your N400 application before the interview. As long as you don't owe any child support from the time your son didn't live... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Divorce and Military Law for Oregon on
Q: Will I need to retain a lawyer if my husband and I are divorcing and he is active military and deployed overseas?
Juan Antonio Lozada
Juan Antonio Lozada
answered on Jul 11, 2017

If you and your husband agree on everything (custody of children if any and division of assets) and you have a military legal assistance office nearby you may be want to consult with them, sometimes, they offer assistance with uncontested divorces. Having your husband deployed will certainly make... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Immigration Law for Texas on
Q: Hello, I am a permanent resident in US and I was wondering if I can get married in Canada with a visitor?

My boyfriend is on a tourist visa in Canada and we were thinking to get married in Canada. What documents do we need ? Can i file the permanent residency for him when I am back to US?

Juan Antonio Lozada
Juan Antonio Lozada
answered on Jul 6, 2017

As a U.S. Green Card holder, you do not need a visitor visa to travel to Canada. However, you are expected to have an eTA if you plan to fly to or transit through Canada. When flying to Canada, you will need to present:

proof of status in the U.S. (such as a valid Green Card), and your...
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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody, Child Support and Military Law for Illinois on
Q: My daughter's father is a marine, finishing training in California, I'm curious how would a child support case proceed?

Paternity was established when he signed the hospital paperwork. And he hasn't given me any money whatsoever thus far.

Juan Antonio Lozada
Juan Antonio Lozada
answered on Jul 6, 2017

You may not need a lawyer to ensure that your daughter's father pays child support as long as you know his unit of assignment and have a phone number to his commanding officer. Under Navy regulations (see link below) military personnel has an obligation to pay adequate support to any a... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Gov & Administrative Law, Legal Malpractice and Military Law for Texas on
Q: Is it legal for a private US citizen never been employed by US gov or US corp to work for foreign military say China?

A private US citizen has developed say a better small arms technology such as rifle manufacture or bullet manufacture. Can he sell it to the chinese military for example or can he work as a consultant for the chinese military? He has never worked for any branch of the US govt or any US... View More

Juan Antonio Lozada
Juan Antonio Lozada
answered on Jun 25, 2017

You will probably need an export license to be able to transfer military technology to China. Under the U.S. Export Control System, our government controls exports of sensitive equipment, software and technology as a means to promote our national security interests and foreign policy objectives.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Immigration Law for Texas on
Q: I married my wife in Mexico. In 2015 she came in 2016 as thrust and we got married here in Texas and she wnt back to me.

For personal reasons now I want her here can she enter with torist visa and start. The process to her legal status what can I do we have a home there. But now we want to live here

Juan Antonio Lozada
Juan Antonio Lozada
answered on Jun 24, 2017

One of the conditions of the tourist visa is an intent to return to the home country after a short visit. If a person enters the US with a tourist visa and already have an intent to immigrate, this would be considered fraud and could create a lot of problems when times comes to adjust her status.... View More

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